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Lot# 245 - 202-204 Auction

  • Lot# : 245 Colombia

    1859: 2½ c- ochre-yellow, the irregular unused block of 19 from left of sheet, positions 1-4/12-15/23-25/34-37/45-48, with large margins all round, position 28 excised and pos. 25 with some rubbing of the colour, otherwise an immaculate and rare multiple, being the second largest recorded; twinned with a vertical block of eight (2 x4) seemingly originally from the same sheet in an identical shade , positions 16-17/49-50. Usual trivial bends of no significance, an excellent pair of extremely rare multiples.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF